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games.kikizo.com - 11/28/2008

Final Fantasy XIII: Square Enix Interview

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We catch up with Square Enix Corporate Director Shinji Hashimoto and Final Fantasy series Producer Yoshinori Kitase to find out about one of 2009's biggest games.

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